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What's one thing FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,244
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361155000914
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
50 S BROOKSIDE AVE, FREEPORT, NY 11520 · (516) 867-5300 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
167 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
1,443 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 555 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 589 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 564 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 22 | 1% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 45.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,244 | 64.3% | 52.8% |
| HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL HEMPSTEAD | 1,879 | 68.2% | 43.7% |
| WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL OLD WESTBURY | 1,574 | 64.3% | 52.2% |
| UNIONDALE HIGH SCHOOL UNIONDALE | 2,106 | 61.4% | 46.3% |
| MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 2,495 | 71.2% | 56.7% |
| CENTRAL ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 2,615 | 55.6% | 47.3% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #690 of 1,135 | #51 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #757 of 1,109 ▼ 53 | #51 of 57 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #362 of 1,135 ▲ 216 | #37 of 56 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,244 | #38 of 1,216 | #2 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #877 of 1,058 | #53 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #567 of 1,070 | #42 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #569 of 1,167 | #3 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #312 of 339 | #22 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,244
+85 (+4%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,704
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,244 | 167 | 13.4:1 | 64% (1,443) |
| 2023-24 | 2,289 | 165.1 | 13.9:1 | 58% (1,323) |
| 2022-23 | 2,264 | 168.9 | 13.4:1 | 61% (1,392) |
| 2020-21 | 2,159 | 163 | 13.3:1 | 64% (1,383) |
| 2017-18 | 2,215 | 153 | 14.5:1 | 69% (1,524) |
| 2015-16 | 2,267 | 146 | 15.5:1 | 69% (1,574) |
| 2010-11 | 2,135 | 143 | 14.9:1 | 44% (942) |
| 2000-01 | 2,284 | 143 | 16.0:1 | 11% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 1,704 | 142 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL.
About FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Located in FREEPORT, New York, FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 2,244 students. That is 236% above the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 6,125 students.
Of every 100 students at FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, about 69 are Hispanic. It is also 22% Black and 5% White. Nassau County's residents are about 19% Hispanic, 51 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL scores 47%.
There are 167 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is 31%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL is +1.5 points: 52.8% actual, 51.3% predicted.
In Nassau County, home to about 1,389,591 people, the median household earns about $146,202 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Nassau County number 315, with about 200,775 students.
Among nearby public schools, BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 52.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 2,159 in 2020-21 to 2,244 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 924 students
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOLMiddle · 882 students
- LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Other schools in FREEPORT
- JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 924 students
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOLMiddle · 882 students
- LEO F GIBLYN SCHOOLElementary · 519 students
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
- NEW VISIONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 433 students
Other Freeport High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Freeport High. FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Freeport High SchoolFreeport, IL · 1,165 students
- Freeport High SchoolFreeport, ME · 593 students
Nearby schools
- BAYVIEW AVENUE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 515
- BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,470
- ARCHER STREET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 433
- PLAZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 429
- CAROLINE G ATKINSON SCHOOL1.0 mi · 882
- JOHN W DODD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,244 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 13.4:1 (167 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 69% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.